After joining German Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin from FC Ingolstadt, Leckie grabbed five goals and an assist in his debut season in his 26 league games.

He started that run with a brace on his club debut, which was part of four league goals in his first five appearances in Berlin.

A thigh injury scuppered that early promising form, meaning he played a total of just 70 minutes across five games after the return from the Bundesliga’s winter break.

But Leckie again established himself back into the starting side late in the campaign, scoring another goal in the league in late April as well as finding the net against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League.

He’ll head to Russia full of confidence after netting a double in the 4-0 friendly win over the Czech Republic.

In his second season in the Swiss Super League, Juric enjoyed another productive campaign.

The former Western Sydney Wanderers striker started his season with a bang, netting a brace in a Europa League qualifier against Croatian side Osijek in August before adding a further four league goals by September.

But Juric’s form then took a dip, missing matches in the second-half of the season due to injury and suspension.

He netted two more goals for the remainder of the campaign but also contributed six assists in 24 starts.

Despite being under an injury cloud in Turkey, Juric has proven his fitness to van Marwijk and is a strong contender to lead the line against France in Kazan.

Talk about perfect timing. If ever Nabbout would have wanted to have a breakout season in his career, the 2017/18 Season was the ideal time.

The speedy attacker tore up the Hyundai A-League in the first few months of the season, amassing 10 goals and seven assists for the high-flying Jets.

And he has a penchant for coming up with the spectacular, as evidenced by scoring cracking goals against both Western Sydney Wanderers – which was voted the goal of the season and even went global on ESPN – and also Sydney FC in his final appearance for the Hunter club.

It helped seal a lucrative move to J-League powerhouse Urawa Red Diamonds, where he has featured in eight matches in league and cup.

And the 25-year-old continued his impeccable timing, scoring his first international goal in the friendly win over the Czech Republic, playing in the lone striker role.

The teenager is the bolter of this Caltex Socceroos squad but you can’t argue with his selection following his breakout 2017/18 Hyundai A-League Season.

The NAB Young Footballer of the Yearwas instrumental in helping City to their highest ever Regular Season finish of third.

Forcing his way into the starting XI midway through the campaign, Arzani caught the eye and drew plenty of praise for his positive play, showing great close control and technical ability to beat his defender one-on-one.

In 18 appearances for City, he netted two goals, had three assists and provided plenty of highlights.

Maclaren’s move to Europe at the start of the season, didn’t quite go to plan, making just seven appearances for his new club in the 2. Bundesliga.

Desperate for game time to push his FIFA World Cup™ cause, the 24-year-old went on loan to Scottish club Hibs in January.

And it was the perfect tonic. Maclaren made an instant impact for the club, finishing his spell there with eight goals in just 15 appearances, including a hat-trick against Rangers on the final day of the season.

Initially missing out on a spot in van Marwijk’s preliminary squad, Maclaren answered the call-up while on holiday in Dubai and now looms as a genuine striking option in Russia, with his speed and ability to play off the shoulder of defenders a huge asset.